Investment firm to convert county homes to rentals

The kitchen has been remodeled in a home on Will Avenue in El Rio that was purchased by THR California, an arm of the private-equity firm Blackstone. THR California has purchased 101 properties in Ventura County as of Dec. 17.

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This Salem Avenue home in El Rio was purchased by THR California, an arm of the private-equity firm Blackstone.

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This house on Helsam Avenue in El Rio was purchased by THR California, an arm of the private equity firm Blackstone.

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THR California has purchased 101 properties in Ventura County as of Dec. 17. The private-equity firm typically cleans up things such as this cluttered driveway at one of its homes on Helsam Avenue in El Rio before renting out the home.

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Allen Medina sprays down a driveway as he cleans up a home on Will Avenue in El Rio that was purchased by THR California as part of the company's rental strategy.

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Cleaning up a swimming pool is on the to-do list at a home on Brookside Avenue in Oxnard that was purchased by THR California.

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Allen Medina makes some repairs at a home on Will Avenue in El Rio that was purchased by THR California, an arm of the private-equity firm Blackstone.